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26 Apr 2021, 2:13 pm by Javier Dominguez
Peter Prieto, Podhurst Orseck, PAFor more than 25 years, Podhurst Orseck partner Peter Prieto has focused his practice on complex commercial litigation, including class actions and white-collar criminal defense. [read post]
29 Mar 2013, 5:08 pm by rhall@initiativelegal.com
As such, “the opinion breaks no new ground on the standard for certifying a class action under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(b)(3). [read post]
12 Jan 2021, 2:19 pm by Kevin LaCroix
Issuers, and the impact of recent guidance by the 2nd and 7th Circuits on Halliburton II stock price impact defenses at the class certification stage. [read post]
9 Apr 2014, 8:00 am by Steven G. Pearl
 The Court then held that Dukes’ discussion of affirmative defenses in a federal Title VII pattern and practice discrimination action did not apply to the present case. [read post]
24 Aug 2010, 4:40 am by Sean Wajert
  The issues in turn are determined by the causes of action and defenses to them. [read post]
22 Apr 2010, 3:18 pm by Thornhill Law Firm, APLC
Thornhill participated with the other lead members of the slab committee for the multi-district litigation and class action suits against Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (“TWIA”) to depose TWIA experts on causation issues. [read post]
19 Dec 2012, 4:39 pm by Nathan Moceri
Several possible defenses — such as removal to federal court under the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA), forceful challenges to class certification and challenges to the pleadings under Rule 12(b)(6) — can be effective in defeating this type of class action lawsuit early in the process. [read post]
29 Mar 2011, 1:17 pm by Randy Barnhart
Corporate attorneys and outside counsel for auto manufacturers and component part suppliers must find ways to reduce the cost of litigation while simultaneously dealing with the challenges of juror bias, increased class action suits, and negative press. [read post]
25 Aug 2010, 11:29 am by Susan Schneider
This fall, we welcome the largest LL.M. class ever, with an enrollment of nineteen candidates - seventeen new LL.M. candidates and two returning part-time candidates - in a class composed of a mix of experienced attorneys and recent law graduates.Our experienced attorneys have professional experience that includes leadership at Wal-Mart as Sustainable Development Director, Judge Advocate service at the Pentagon, service as an FAA Regional Environmental Counsel, and international… [read post]
22 Dec 2017, 11:53 am by Seyfarth Shaw LLP
  The decision in Rosenbach provides clarity as to the viability of certain potential employer defenses in BIPA class actions, particularly at the motion to dismiss stage. [read post]
13 Dec 2009, 7:24 pm
_Id._ Plaintiffs in the _Williams_ class action learned of the _Carpenter_ lawsuit, and “sought an evidentiary hearing to explore Carpenter’s allegations. [read post]
2 Jun 2014, 8:17 am by Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
  But even they must admit that it is not the death blow to wage-hour class actions that they may have hoped for. [read post]
17 Dec 2015, 10:56 am by Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Yang As discussed by our Consumer Class Defense Blog, this week’s Supreme Court decision in DirecTV, Inc. v. [read post]
10 Sep 2021, 2:06 pm by Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Seyfarth Synopsis: Jerry Maatman, Seyfarth’s chair of the firm’s class action defense group, discusses an EEOC-initiated pregnancy discrimination lawsuit in which a federal district court in granted in part and denied in part the employer’s motion for summary judgment, finding there were several genuine issues of material fact surrounding an employee’s return to work from pregnancy leave, but holding that her constructive discharge claim lacked… [read post]